The Empire State Building in New York City will be lit up in Broncos colors in honor of championship weekend. (Photo via Empire State Building)

The Empire State Building will be lit up in the colors of all four conference championship teams on Sunday.

The north side of the building will be lit in blue, orange and white, in honor of the Broncos. The east side will be lit in blue, red and white for the Patriots. The west side will get blue and white for the Panthers. And the south side will be lit in red and white for the Cardinals.

Following both conference championship games, the tower lights will be split in the colors of the two Super Bowl-bound teams.

Comments Off on Empire State Building to be lit up with conference championship team colors

GregOlsen #88 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates as he runs off the field after their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka, Getty Images)

When: Greg Olsen squares off against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL Championship Game on Sunday night.

What’s up: Cam Newton starts the Panthers’ ignition. He has done everything imaginable and irritable — some people just can’t deal with his celebrations — to win MVP honors. That he’s done it without a true No. 1 receiver — Kelvin Benjamin tore his ACL before the season — borders on remarkable. But Newton does have a top target: Olsen.

Background: At 6-foot-6, 254 pounds, Olsen creates mismatches problems with his strength and speed. Opponents haven’t devised a plan to slow him. He caught 77 passes for a career-best 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns. His diving scoring catch against Seattle remained on loop in Charlotte this week. Cardinals coach Bruce Arians called Olsen the “focal point” of Carolina’s offense, correctly noting he accounts for 47 percent of the Panthers’ passing game.Read more…

Comments Off on Greg Olsen: Spotlight on the Carolina Panthers tight end

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.